Overview
Website Settings applies to specific websites in the CMS system. Administrators can configure/change their primary URL here, set a domain for staging, add aliases, generate sitemaps and much more. This article provides an overview of Website Settings and their configurable fields.
To access Website Settings:
Click the desired Website from the list of websites from the dashboard.
Click Settings.
Primary URL
The primary domain name for your website.
Editing the Primary URL
Click the desired Website from the list of websites from the dashboard.
Click Settings.
Enter the new domain name in the Primary URL text box.
Click Submit.
Domain Information
Enter staging address, alias, and custom rules to the domain host file in this section.
Staging website address – The domain name for your staging site used for testing.
Adding/Editing staging website
Click the desired Website from the list of websites from the dashboard.
Click Settings.
Under the Domain Information accordion, enter the new domain name in the Staging website address text box.
Click Submit.
Origin website address – The domain name(s) for the non-cached version of your production website.
Click the desired Website from the list of websites from the dashboard.
Click Settings.
Under the Domain Information accordion, enter the new domain name in the Origin website address textbox.
Click Submit.
Host settings – add custom rules to the domain hosts file.
Adding/editing staging website
Click the desired Website from the list of websites from the dashboard.
Click Settings.
Under the Domain Information accordion, enter the custom rules in the Host Settings textarea.
Click Submit.
Domain redirects
Domain redirects allow you to re-use the same asset using various copies of the original domain under different aliases.
Adding a domain redirect
Click the desired Website from the list of websites from the dashboard.
Click Settings.
Under the Domain Redirect section in the settings modal, enter the domain name in the Add Redirect textbox.
Click on the Add+ button.
The domain name appears below with an option to remove it.
Click Submit button at the bottom of the Settings modal window to add the alternate domain name.
Deleting a domain redirect
Click the desired Website from the list of websites from the dashboard.
Click Settings.
Click the Remove button next to the redirect to be removed.
Review the warning.
Click OK.
Click Submit to delete the alternate domain.
Sitemap
Developers can generate a sitemap in this section. The file is in the www folder of your website.
Generating a sitemap
Click the desired Website from the list of websites from the dashboard.
Click Settings.
Click the Generate Sitemap button under the Sitemap accordion.
The sitemap can be found in the www folder.
CDN Information
Configure your website to use a Content Delivery Network.
Adding a CDN origin
Click the desired Website from the list of websites from the dashboard.
Click Settings.
Under the CDN Information accordion, click the Enable CDN checkbox.
Add the CDN website address/origin URL.
Choose a provider.
Click Submit.
SSL Information
(Secure Sockets Layer) is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a web server and a browser. This link ensures that all data passed between the web server and browsers remain private and integral.
SSL Website address – The SSL domain name that establishes an HTTPS connection to your website.
Sitewide SSL (Canonical) – Mark this checkbox to force an HTTPS connection to all pages.
SSL Certificate – the certificate for your domain obtained from a Certificate Authority.
SSL Key – the information from the SSL key file goes here.
SSL Chain certificate – the ordered list of certificates containing an SSL Certificate and Certificate Authority Certificates goes here.
Adding SSL information
Click the desired Website from the list of websites from the dashboard.
Click Settings.
Enter the SSL domain name for your website.
Check the Sitewide SSL checkbox to establish an HTTPS connection across all pages.
Enter the SSL Certificate.
Enter the SSL Key.
Enter the SSL Chain Certificate.
Click Submit.
Advanced
Developers can upload shortcode files, export packages, and adjust the timezone in this section.
Timezone – Adjust the website’s timezone here.
Configuring the Timezone
Click the desired Website from the list of websites from the dashboard.
Click Settings.
Under the Advanced accordion, select the Timezone from the select box.
Click Submit.
Custom Shortcodes File – Upload a custom shortcodes file here.
Uploading a custom shortcodes file
Click the desired Website from the list of websites from the dashboard.
Click Settings.
In the Advanced section next to the Custom Shortcodes File textbox, click Browse.
Choose the Shortcodes file.
Click Submit.
